A Dervish Whirl

The sect use trance and movement to create a spiritual connection with God. The hour long ceremony was intriguing and we came away impressed by the dignity of it.

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The Turkey Leg

April 21st 2008
Weight Loss, Without Dieting Huge thanks to everyone for all the comments and messages on our last blogs... So far we've travelled 75hrs by train and 30 by bus, and confess it all feels more like a holiday than travelling (whatever that is). We promise our next blog will have a map showing our proposed route, but its a little up in the air until we get our heads around what China is ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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